Challenge

COLOSSEUM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Tomas Berganza kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, MAFFIAN's Kristoffer Nyberg got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Tomas Berganza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aron Dahlbom having to interfere. A collision led to MAFFIAN getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Thomas Wassberg hit a great ball. Thomas Wassberg charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thomas Wassberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Thomas Wassberg kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, MAFFIAN's goal looked a bit too open when Abraham Alguacil came free, but Aron Dahlbom reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thomas Wassberg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Marcos Cotilla made a huge save. Felipe Ros hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Tomas Berganza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 27 played minutes MAFFIAN got a freekick which was hit by Gunde Svan. When Isidoro Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Isidoro Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. Michel Kjellkvist hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Abraham Alguacil took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aron Dahlbom. MAFFIAN's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Svensson in the 34th minute of play. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Garrido in the 36th minute of play. After some careless play in the MAFFIAN defense, Matthew Garrido kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aron Dahlbom. The MAFFIAN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aron Dahlbom should have stopped the shot. After 39 minutes of play, Panama's Isidoro Sarmiento made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aron Dahlbom was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 43rd minute of play forced MAFFIAN's goalkeeper Aron Dahlbom to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Wassberg to make the kick off. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abraham Alguacil in the 50th minute of play. Aron Dahlbom made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Abraham Alguacil sent off a good shot on target. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Hugo Nyman replaced Rudolf Josefsson. In the 59th minute of the match Panama got a corner. MAFFIAN's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Abraham Alguacil ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 65th minute, Tomas Berganza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Panama fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. MAFFIAN made a substitution. Torgny Mogren replaced Thomas Wassberg. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Edström, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 78 minutes, Gunde Svan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAFFIAN and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gunde Svan kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. If Tomas Berganza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 87 minutes, Greger Broberg mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MAFFIAN and the Panama players grew even worse after the yellow card. Greger Broberg kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. MAFFIAN's Aron Dahlbom played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Isidoro Sarmiento in the 89th minute of play. Östen Vennersten kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Torgny Mogren in the 93rd minute of play. Michel Kjellkvist hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Abraham Alguacil scored 0-5 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aron Dahlbom, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Panama's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.